SOLUTION: Can you solve w+4/8 = w+10/5

Question 544047: Can you solve w+4/8 = w+10/5

Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, JBarnum:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Subtract from both sides

Multiply each side by

This isn't true, so the equation has no solution
Answer by JBarnum(2146) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
sadly i cant tell which way the equation is by the way you wrote it so i will try 2 of the 4 possible ways to write it hopefully one of them is yours

in this case this is an invalid equation
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multiply the denominators together and then multiply both sides by that number, i will keep them as (5*8) so you can see cancelation process

Distribute
subtract 5w
subtract 80
divide by 3

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check

correct
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